Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Bring her into your home and have her shave her head, trim her nails New Living Translation If this happens, you may take her to your home, where she must shave her head, cut her nails, English Standard Version and you bring her home to your house, she shall shave her head and pare her nails. Berean Standard Bible then you shall bring her into your house. She must shave her head, trim her nails, King James Bible Then thou shalt bring her home to thine house; and she shall shave her head, and pare her nails; New King James Version then you shall bring her home to your house, and she shall shave her head and trim her nails. New American Standard Bible then you shall bring her into your home, and she shall shave her head and trim her nails. NASB 1995 then you shall bring her home to your house, and she shall shave her head and trim her nails. NASB 1977 then you shall bring her home to your house, and she shall shave her head and trim her nails. Legacy Standard Bible then you shall bring her home to your house, and she shall shave her head and trim her nails. Amplified Bible then you shall bring her [home] to your house, and she shall shave her head and trim her nails [in preparation for mourning]. Christian Standard Bible you are to bring her into your house. She is to shave her head, trim her nails, Holman Christian Standard Bible you are to bring her into your house. She must shave her head, trim her nails, American Standard Version then thou shalt bring her home to thy house; and she shall shave her head, and pare her nails; English Revised Version then thou shalt bring her home to thine house; and she shall shave her head, and pare her nails; GOD'S WORD® Translation Bring her into your home. She must shave her head, cut her nails, Good News Translation Take her to your home, where she will shave her head, cut her fingernails, International Standard Version Bring her to your house, but shave her head and trim her nails. Majority Standard Bible then you shall bring her into your house. She must shave her head, trim her nails, NET Bible you may bring her back to your house. She must shave her head, trim her nails, New Heart English Bible then you shall bring her home to your house; and she shall shave her head, and trim her nails; Webster's Bible Translation Then thou shalt bring her home to thy house, and she shall shave her head, and pare her nails: World English Bible then you shall bring her home to your house. She shall shave her head and trim her nails. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionthen you have brought her into the midst of your household, and she has shaved her head, and prepared her nails, Young's Literal Translation then thou hast brought her in unto the midst of thy household, and she hath shaved her head, and prepared her nails, Smith's Literal Translation And thou broughtest her to thy house, and she shaved her head and did her nails: Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThou shalt bring her into thy house: and she shall shave her hair, and pare her nails, Catholic Public Domain Version then you shall lead her into your house. And she shall shave off her hair, and cut her nails short, New American Bible and so you take her home to your house, she must shave her head, cut her nails, New Revised Standard Version and so you bring her home to your house: she shall shave her head, pare her nails, Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThen you shall bring her home to your house; and she shall shave her head and pare her nails; Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And you will bring her within your house, shave her head and pare her nails; OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917then thou shalt bring her home to thy house; and she shall shave her head, and pare her nails; Brenton Septuagint Translation and shouldest bring her within thine house: then shalt thou shave her head, and pare her nails; Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Marrying a Captive Woman…11if you see a beautiful woman among them, and you desire her and want to take her as your wife, 12then you shall bring her into your house. She must shave her head, trim her nails, 13and put aside the clothing of her captivity. After she has lived in your house a full month and mourned her father and mother, you may have relations with her and be her husband, and she shall be your wife.… Cross References Leviticus 14:8 The one being cleansed must wash his clothes, shave off all his hair, and bathe with water; then he will be ceremonially clean. Afterward, he may enter the camp, but he must remain outside his tent for seven days. Numbers 5:18 After the priest has the woman stand before the LORD, he is to let down her hair and place in her hands the grain offering of memorial, which is the grain offering for jealousy. The priest is to hold the bitter water that brings a curse. 1 Corinthians 11:6 If a woman does not cover her head, she should have her hair cut off. And if it is shameful for a woman to have her hair cut or shaved off, she should cover her head. 1 Peter 3:3 Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair or gold jewelry or fine clothes, Isaiah 3:24 Instead of fragrance there will be a stench; instead of a belt, a rope; instead of styled hair, baldness; instead of fine clothing, sackcloth; instead of beauty, shame. Ezekiel 44:20 They must not shave their heads or let their hair grow long, but must carefully trim their hair. 1 Timothy 2:9 Likewise, I want the women to adorn themselves with respectable apparel, with modesty, and with self-control, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive clothes, Genesis 24:65 and asked the servant, “Who is that man in the field coming to meet us?” “It is my master,” the servant answered. So she took her veil and covered herself. Ruth 3:3 Therefore wash yourself, put on perfume, and wear your best clothes. Go down to the threshing floor, but do not let the man know you are there until he has finished eating and drinking. 1 Samuel 25:41 She arose, bowed facedown, and said, “Here is your servant, ready to serve and to wash the feet of my lord’s servants.” 2 Samuel 14:2 So Joab sent to Tekoa to bring a wise woman from there. He told her, “Please pretend to be a mourner; put on clothes for mourning and do not anoint yourself with oil. Act like a woman who has mourned for the dead a long time. Isaiah 15:2 Dibon goes up to its temple to weep at its high places. Moab wails over Nebo, as well as over Medeba. Every head is shaved, every beard is cut off. Jeremiah 41:5 eighty men who had shaved off their beards, torn their garments, and cut themselves came from Shechem, Shiloh, and Samaria, carrying grain offerings and frankincense for the house of the LORD. Micah 1:16 Shave yourselves bald and cut off your hair in mourning for your precious children; make yourselves as bald as an eagle, for they will go from you into exile. 1 Corinthians 11:15 but that if a woman has long hair, it is her glory? For long hair is given to her as a covering. Treasury of Scripture Then you shall bring her home to your house, and she shall shave her head, and pare her nails; 1 Corinthians 11:6 For if the woman be not covered, let her also be shorn: but if it be a shame for a woman to be shorn or shaven, let her be covered. Ephesians 4:22 That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts; pare her nails; `i. Jump to Previous Cut Hair Head Home House Household Midst Nails Prepared Shave Shaved TrimJump to Next Cut Hair Head Home House Household Midst Nails Prepared Shave Shaved TrimDeuteronomy 21 1. The Atonement for an Unsolved Murder10. The usage of a captive taken to wife 15. The firstborn is not to be disinherited upon private affection 18. A rebellious son is to be stoned to death 22. The malefactor must not hang all night on a tree bring her into your house This phrase indicates a significant transition from captivity to integration into the household of an Israelite. In the ancient Near Eastern context, bringing someone into one's house symbolized acceptance and protection. The Hebrew root for "house" (בַּיִת, bayit) often signifies not just a physical dwelling but also a familial and covenantal relationship. This act reflects a movement from foreigner to family, suggesting a process of transformation and assimilation into the community of God's people. It underscores the importance of hospitality and the sanctity of the household as a place of refuge and new beginnings. She must shave her head trim her nails Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew then you shall bringוַהֲבֵאתָ֖הּ (wa·hă·ḇê·ṯāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go her into אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to your house. בֵּיתֶ֑ךָ (bê·ṯe·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 1004: A house She must shave וְגִלְּחָה֙ (wə·ḡil·lə·ḥāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 1548: To be bald, to shave, to lay waste her head, רֹאשָׁ֔הּ (rō·šāh) Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 7218: The head trim וְעָשְׂתָ֖ה (wə·‘ā·śə·ṯāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 6213: To do, make her nails, צִפָּרְנֶֽיהָ׃ (ṣip·pā·rə·ne·hā) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 6856: A claw, nail, the point of a, style Links Deuteronomy 21:12 NIVDeuteronomy 21:12 NLT Deuteronomy 21:12 ESV Deuteronomy 21:12 NASB Deuteronomy 21:12 KJV Deuteronomy 21:12 BibleApps.com Deuteronomy 21:12 Biblia Paralela Deuteronomy 21:12 Chinese Bible Deuteronomy 21:12 French Bible Deuteronomy 21:12 Catholic Bible OT Law: Deuteronomy 21:12 Then you shall bring her home (Deut. 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